Citra beers available in Chicagoland

Revolution Citra Hero
Pipeworks Citra Ninja
Brew_Betty's Homebrew

 

If $10 for a six pack is too expensive, you might have some trouble finding anything single hopped with citra

 

$10 is only if you can make it to the brewery. Otherwise op must be going to bad liquor stores and paying excessive prices for zd

 

Pipeworks released Citra Saison last week.

 

$/oz you might be no better off with a bomber of PW or Rev even with ZD costing you $17.99. Not trying to be negative but great IPAs cost a premium these days. Sculpin 6er $14.99, 4 pack of NvU pint cans $12.99 (I think), Unsessionable/1zeNuff 6ers $14.99... Still better deals than most bomber IPAs, save Lagunitas...

 

Against the Grain Citra A$$ down (Double IPA).. Bomber was 10.99 but they do make four packs, I just haven't seen them in Chicago.

 

Some of these have been mentioned, but here's what I can think of that has citra in it off the top of my head.

Pipeworks
Citra Ninja
Citra Saison
Lakefront
Tom
Revolution
Citra Hero
A Little Crazy
Mikkeler
Citra Imperial IPA
Against the Grain
Citra Ass Down
Ale Asylum
Bedlam
Velveteen Habit
Three Floyds
Zombie Dust
Permanent Funeral
Deschutes
Fresh Squeezed
Surly
Todd the Axeman (coming this week)
Abrasive (when it's in season)
Sierra Nevada
Torpedo
Victory
Dirtwolf
Half Acre
Beer Hates Astronauts
Evil Twin
Citra Sunshine Slacker
Only Child
Don't tell mom, the baby citra's dead
Green Flash
Citra Session

 

Spiteful's Diggable has citra. I can't recommend it because I haven't tried it but they make really solid IPAs.

 

As others have pointed out, $10/6 pack is a tough price point to find for citra-hopped beers. If you can find Fist City, by Revolution, that might be a good one to check out.

I second Todd the Axeman; while it's also got Mosaic hops (which you can really taste), the citra still comes through, the beer is delicious, and the price is right.

 

If you get a chance to go to Half-Acre brewery taproom, their Space IPA is a very solid Citra hopped brew. Unfortunately they don't bottle it. You can however get it in a growler or howler to take home or drink at the tap room (they accept howlers & growlers other than their own, or you can purchase one of theirs if you don't already have one).

 

I believe the poster was referring to Pale Ales or IPA's showcasing the citra hop. Saison's have low IBUs and often the yeast is the star of show, not the hop.

 

I can it's solid. I haven't had a bad beer from Spiteful. I think it's because they're small with limited distribution, that their beer doesn't sit on shelves very long. If it's on the shelf, it's probably days or a week old. Some places in the city will have cans/bottles that were literally filled hours earlier. That's fresh!

 

It is a Pipeworks Saison. It even says on the label, "generously hopped." The hop is quite apparent in the taste. Therefore, my suggestion is great. Also, OP asked for citra hopped beers.

I may be mistaken, perhaps you can help me find my way... but I believe Pipeworks Citra Saison may actually qualify as a beer. It contains hops, malt, yeast, and water. It went through some sort of fermentation.